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    "content": "that can be reviewed after sometime to see how far you have gone with your peace processes and to also look at what needs to be amended and how far you would want to go with your peace process. Otherwise, sometimes we just engage in peace activities to heighten the tension that is there. As we go towards elections, you will be hearing a lot of peace activities across the country and we sometimes send the wrong signals like there is going to be war, fights or tension to escalate. It is good for the processes to be looked at and thought through so that we cannot heighten the situation in the country. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, it is also important to ensure that all communities realise that dialogue can resolve most of the conflicts that we have in this country regardless of what it is. We have seen between the opposition and the Government all talking at each other. When we sit down and look at these issues, we can resolve them even at the political level in an amicable way. It is important for our communities to realise that dialogue can resolve most of these conflicts and the problems that we are facing as a country. I believe that if we follow – sometimes as we say in this House, we do not need to legislate on some of these issues because if we have the goodwill to do the things that will help our communities and the nation, then we do not need to legislate on these matters. It is over time that we have continued seeing the gaps that are there even for some things that have good intention but you realise the gaps. That is why we legislate on them. So, I do support this amendment. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, we, as a country, should be able at the county and community level to prevent conflict. Instead of being reactive, when the conflict is heightened, lives and property have been lost, there are small things that happen in our counties and we see their potential for bigger conflicts to blow up. If the NCIC can come in early enough together with the peace actors in our counties, it will be important to mitigate on conflict before it gets out of hand. Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, it is also important for our counties and governors to know the issues that have been potential sources of conflict; whether it is water, pasture or ethnic enmity, and, therefore, to have it as a serious component of their establishment. Sometimes, before the issue comes up to the national level, if the county government can have clear measures of how to mitigate – we know issues of drought, for example, is an issue; we see it is looming in some of our counties. It is a red flag. If the county had a directorate or a department that looked at issues of peace it would flag out some of those potential issues that can cause conflicts, for instance, Tana River, Samburu, Pokot, Turkana and all those counties, we can look at how we can mitigate those issues of pasture and how we can share the scarce resources we have in our counties. I believe if we do so at the county level, we can have peace in our counties. As I conclude, I would like to say that it is paramount that we support NCIC. It cannot work in isolation. The other departments which ensure there is cohesion in the country should all work together. There is the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), the police and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of the National Government; they should all work together so that they can support the NCIC. Sometimes you just feel like it is a toothless commission and their work is just to highlight some of the remarks. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate"
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